Watertown republican. [volume] (Watertown, Wis.) 1860-1906, 1887-03-30
APPOINTED AT LAST.
The Interstate Commerce Commission
Announced.


The Interstate Commerce Commission
Announced.
WASHINGTON, March 22.-The Presi-
dent has appointed the following
Interstate commerce commissioners:
Thomas M. Cooley, of Michigan, for
the term of six years. William II.
Morrison, of Illinois, for the term OF
FIVE years. Augustus Schoonmaker,
of New York, for the term OF four
years. Aldace +. Walker, OF Vermont,
for the term of three years. Walter
L. Bragg, of Alabama. for the
term of TWO years. The COM
mission as announced tonight
caused great surprise. It has all
along been known that Morrison had
been asked to take q position on the
board and that Judge Cooley was the
man the president wanted above ali
others. He has twice declined, but
the president, in order to secure his
acceptance, offered to appoint him to
the long term and make him chairman
of the commission: The law does not
authorize the President to designate
the chairman, but he will indicate to
the other four that he wants
Cooley to have the place and they
will concede it to him. Bragg
has sought the appointment persist
emily and is considered B. good man,
having had experience as state rail-
way commissioner for Alabama. The
other two are new selections and are
comparatively unknown here. Seven
persons were rendered the position
before the last two places were filed.
Herman. of New York, WAS supposed
to have a. certain thing, but it Is
thought that he is left off because the
president did not want Gov. Hill to
select his successor as commissioner
of New York.
Attica N. Y, January 6, 1924. He re-
moved to Michigan in 1913, and was adj
mitted to the bar at Adrian in 1916, wher@
he settled permanently in 1913. In 1857
he was appointed to compile the statutes
of Michigan, which were published IA two
volumes. He was reporter Of the Michigan
Supreme Court, 1858-64, and published
eight volumes OF reports In 1850 he be-
came Jay Professor of Law In the Univer-
sity of Michigan at Ann Arbor, and held
the position for many years. In 1864 no
was elected Justice of the Michigan Su-
preme Court, but was defeated Tor re-
election in 1885. He has published a
Digest of Michigan Reports" 1866), and d
Treatise on Constitutional Limitations
of the Legislative Power of the State"
1S6S), on which latter work largely rests
his fame as O. jurist. Several years ago
he served with E. B. Washburne and Allen
G. Thurman as an Advisory Commission
to settle trunk-line disputes, becoming sole
arbitrator on the withdrawal of his fellow
commissioners. He was also selected at
one time to settle the question Of the rela-
tive rates Of live stock and dressed beef,
and at another time to adjust the per-
centages of East bound lines on passenger
rates. In both instances he admittedly
laid down principles which were conceded
to be correct, but which the railroads
failed to live up to. He was appointed
Wabash receiver in December, 1886.
WILLIAM r. MORRISON, of Waterloo, Ill,
was born in Monroe county, illinois.
September Ia, 1925. He was educated in
the common school and at McKendee
College, Illinois. He studied Law and was
admitted to the bar. He was made clerk
of the circuit court and for four terms
was a member Of and for one term Speak
er of the Illinois House OF Represent
atives. He was elected to the thirty
eighth, forty third, forty-fourth, forty fifth,
forty-sixth, forty-seventn, fort y-eighth, and
orty ninth Congresses 10 Democrat. In the
| contest for the United States Senatorship in
| the Illinois Legislature in 1885 he was one
of the favorites OF the Democratic faction,
| and all through that memorable contest,
which resulted in Logan being returned,
Morrison held the sympathies OF his follow
ers. In the last Congressional campaign
| he was defeated by Jehu Baker. Mr.. Nor
rison has gained the reputation for being g.
great thinker. He will often pass his most
| Intimate friends without recognizing them
when in q study, and in Observation-Disclosures
| on such occasions is only equaled by Secre-
tary Lamar.
ALDACE F. WALKER was born in Rutland
| County, Vermont. about forty.s years
| ago. III studied law in the Office of Sena-
| tor Edmunds at Burlington and was ad-
! mitted to the bar, but before he hao
| chance to practice the war of the rebellion
| broke out He went to the front as q pri-
| vate and came out colonel. After the
war he practiced his professionin New York
| City for two or three years, but finally re-
moved to Rutland, where he now lives. He
| is said to hold leading position at the
| Vermont bar and has been engaged in sew
| eral important cases. He has been mem.
Der of the Legislature, and while state SEN
| ator was instrumental in the railroad leg
| islation enacted. The special study he
| gave the subject at that time has bsen con-
| tinued since, and it is thought fully fits him
for place on the national commission. IN
politics Mr.. Walker has always been tse-
publican
AUGUSTUS SCHooNMAgER il q lawyer OF
| Kingston, n. Y, and was always q close
personal and political friend of Gov. Til
| den. He succeeded Mr.. Fairchild as attor-
ney-general OF New York state.
Mr.. BRAGG has been leading Democrat
| in Alabama for some years. In 1881 he
| was made president OF the Alabama state
railroad commission and served in that
| position four years, during which time
many important questions arising between
| the railroads and their customers were sat
isfactorily adjusted.
MEN, such as u. S. Senator Voorhees,,